Video: Watch Eddie Alvarez pound out Shinya Aoki at Bellator 66

After a long stretch on the sidelines with plenty of controversy and court battles surrounding his contract status, Eddie Alvarez returns to Bellator next week.

The former lightweight champion gets a chance to avenge his last loss, in which he surrendered the 155-pound title to current champ Michael Chandler. And he gets to do it in the co-main event of Bellator’s first pay-per-view, Bellator 106, which takes place Nov. 2 at Long Beach Arena in California.

Alvarez fought twice for Bellator after losing to Chandler, and both wins were impressive ones. He stopped Patricky Freire with a head kick at Bellator 76, and at Bellator 66 in April 2012, he avenged one of just three losses in his career by pounding out Shinya Aoki, who submitted him in 92 seconds in Japan in 2008.

Check out the full fight video from Bellator 66 above, with Aoki’s corner throwing in the towel. Then tune in to the Alvarez-Chandler rematch for the lightweight title at Bellator 106 on pay-per-view.

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